I just ran a bath as have to go to bed and forgot about it and its an inch from the top and bloody boiling and I mean boiling hot. I can't run any cold water as there's no room and I cant get my hand into the bath to pull the plug as the chains broke and its too hot. I don't want to wait till it cools down as it'll take forever and I need to wash. Whats a girl to do?
2006-11-12 09:24:10 · 19 answers · asked by Katie G 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Use a jug and scoop some of the water into the sink.
Are you blonde Katie?
2006-11-12 11:43:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your bath should have an overflow, usually a couple of inches below the taps. This should allow the water to flow out down the drain, bypassing the plug, the water level should not go past this point.
Just turn on the cold water tap slowly, the overflow holes are not as large as the plughole. As the cold water flows in, use something to stir the water, so that you get an even cooling of the bath water.
You don't want to step into the bath where the cold water tap was and find it's still boiling hot at the other end.
2006-11-12 09:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by colin.christie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have a pail start bailing out buckets of hot water and dumping them in sink. When it gets down lower throw in ice cubes. If you hit a good temperature than go for the bath. Otherwise get it down low enough that you can put on a pair of those rubber dishwashing gloves and pull the stopper for the rest of the draining.
Before your next bath get a new chain.
2006-11-12 09:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, that little metal thing under the spout drains water...get a bucket and slowly pour cold water in. When it gets to the metal drain, it will slowly drain....then you can get it to a point that you can at least put your hand in and use the real drain and add some cold water from the faucet!
2006-11-12 09:28:32 · answer #4 · answered by Deanna 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well you either dish some out so you can then add cold water, or wash in the sink and take out plug in the morning
2006-11-12 09:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by redsticks34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fill a pot/basin with water from the bath and pour it down the sink/toilet. when you have removed the required amount put in some cold.
2006-11-12 09:30:45 · answer #6 · answered by magicalle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DONT put your hand in there! Yes the "nerves" may take a few secs to respond....to the blistering you will get!
Have you no overflow? Just slowly add cold..
2006-11-12 09:28:38 · answer #7 · answered by puffy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
grab a container and pour some down the loo or bathroom sink, then refill with some cold.
2006-11-12 09:32:35 · answer #8 · answered by lozzielaws 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The water should at the right temperature by now
2006-11-12 11:52:29 · answer #9 · answered by Deafro 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put a bin bag over your arm and immerse it to pull the plug!!! Happy washing!!
2006-11-12 09:26:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋